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Hepatitis C virus recurrence after liver transplantation: relationship to anti-HCV core IgM, genotype, and level of viremia.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Sept 1997
Crespo J, Carte B, Lozano J L, Casafont F, Rivero M, de la Cruz F, Pons-Romero F
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OBJECTIVES: Factors that determine the severity of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-recurrent disease in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for HCV cirrhosis have not been clearly identified. To address this issue, we evaluated the histological and virological outcome in 25 patients who underwent OLT for HCV cirrhosis. METHODS: HCV-RNA was detected by qualitative and quantitative polymerase chain...
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